In my Start menu some programs have a "shield" (alternate blue and yellow colors) to the left of their names. What does this mean? (Any URLS about this also appreciated.) TIA, Barkingdog

It has to do with User Account Control. Refer to the section 'Shield Icon'. Basically it's a warning that using such feature might prompt for an elevated account depending on your system settings. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709628%28WS.10%29.aspx